Molecular diversity of HIV-1 among people who inject drugs in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: massive expansion of circulating recombinant form (CRF) 33_01B and emergence of multiple unique recombinant clusters.

Since the discovery of HIV-1 circulating recombinant form (CRF) 33_01B in Malaysia in the early 2000 s, continuous genetic diversification and active recombination involving CRF33_01B and other circulating genotypes in the region including CRF01_AE and subtype B' of Thai origin, have led to the...

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Main Authors: Wei Zhen Chow, Lai Yee Ong, Siti Humaira Razak, Yeat Mei Lee, Kim Tien Ng, Yean Kong Yong, Azureen Azmel, Yutaka Takebe, Haider Abdulrazzaq Abed Al-Darraji, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Kok Keng Tee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3646884?pdf=render